Sydney were untroubled in recording a comfortable 62-point win over West Coast at ANZ Stadium, but the talking point of the game will forever be the sickening blow landed by Swans forward Barry Hall on West Coast defender Brent Staker. Hall found himself reported, and subsequently rubbed out for 7 weeks; and although it was his first suspension since 2002 it brought back memories of the bad-boy image from his St Kilda days that he had worked so hard to rid himself of. Hall is suspended for 7 weeks, but ironically is likely to not have been able to play for that long anyway after injuring his wrist in a collision with the boundary fence during the final quarter.Away from that incident, the Swans were far too good for the depleted Eagles. In a contrast to the low-scoring close encounters of recent seasons, the Swans dominated from start to finish and recorded an easy 62-point win. Michael O'Loughlin with 4 goals was the Swans' top scorer, while 4 of the Eagles 5 goals came from the boot of Ben McKinley, who played a lone hand up forward.Click here to see Harboursport's photo gallery from this match.Sydney 4.2 8.6 12.8 16.11 (107)West Coast 1.2 2.3 4.5 5.15 (45)Goals : Sydney - M O'Loughlin 4, J McVeigh 2, E Barlow 2, B Hall, M Mattner, A Goodes, R O'Keefe,B Kirk, J.Bolton, D Jolly, K Jack. West Coast - B McKinley 4, M ArmstrongBest : Sydney - M Mattner, B Kirk, T Kennelly, A Goodes, M O'Loughlin. West Coast - M Rosa, B McInley, C Masten.Injuries : Sydney - B Hall (wrist), H Grundy (foot) replaced in selected side by L Brennan. West Coast - B Staker (jaw)Reports : Sydney - B Hall for striking B Staker in the first quarterUmpres - C Donlon, H Kennedy, S Wenn.Crowd - 44,235 at ANZ Stadium.

For much of Saturday night's match at AAMI Stadium it appeared that Port Adelaide were set to win their first match for 2008. The Power led at every change, and by late in the third quarter the lead was 47 points with a wet ground and a parochial Power crowd. But somehow the Lions managed to jump off the canvas and work their way into the contest, stunning the locals with a 9 goals to 1 final quarter to take an unexpected win. Daniel Bradshaw with 5 second-half goals was the catalyst, in what was a remarkable turnaround that raises hopes that this season will produce something special for Brisbane but leaves last year's grand finallists still without a win.Brisbane 2.2 4.6 9.10 18.16 (124)Port Adelaide 6.3 10.5 15.7 16.8 (104)Goals : Brisbane - D Bradshaw 5, J Brown 4, A Corrie, R Hooper, T Johnstone, J Adcock, T Notting, S Black, W Mills, C Stiller, M Rischitelli. Port Adelaide - W Tredrea 2, D Rodan 2, C Cornes 2, J Surjan 2, S Burgoyne, B Ebert, S Salopek, D Pearce, K Cornes, D Brogan, D Cassisi, J Westhoff.Best : Brisbane - D Bradshaw, J Brown, T Johnstone, S Black, A Corrie, J McDonald, L Power. Port Adelaide - D Rodan, C Cornes, B Lade, S Salopek, J Surjan.Reports - Nil. Umpires - D Margetts, H Ryan, S Ryan.Crowd - 25,205 at AAMI Stadium.

The Buddy Franklin show travelled to Tasmania as Hawthorn took on Adelaide at Aurora Stadium and took out a comfortable 44-point victory. Lance Franklin was best on ground with 6 goals, and was well supported by an enthusiastic Hawks lineup who continued their unbeaten run in 2008. For the Crows, it was a disappointing chapter in what has been an inconsistent season to date; but the South Australian side had no answers to the seemingly relentless Hawks juggernaut that at this stage of the season looks to be the only side capable of challenging the all-powerful Geelong.Hawthorn 3.4 8.5 14.8 17.12 (114)Adelaide 2.2 5.5 8.7 10.10 (70)Goals : Hawthorn - L Franklin 6, M Williams 3, C Bateman 2, J Roughead, S Crawford, C Young, L Hodge, T Clarke, C Rioli. Adelaide - B Burton 2, S Stevens 2, S Thompson, T Edwards, B Symes, K McGregor, B Vince, S Goodwin.Best : Hawthorn - L Franklin, B Guerra, C Bateman, L Hodge, C Rioli, C Young. Adelaide - T Edwards, M Doughty, B Burton, N Bock, S Goodwin, B Symes.Reports - Nil. Umpires - M Vozzo, M Nicholls, J Schmitt.Crowd - 15,124 at Aurora Stadium.

The original fixture had the Kangaroos drawn to play Melbourne on the Gold Coast, but following the decision by the Kangaroos to remain based in Melbourne the game was transferred to the MCG; but the Kangaroos would have been disappointed that only 23,000 fans turned out for the game - a bigger crowd than they would have received on the Gold Coast but without the corporate backing and AFL payouts.But on the field, there were few grounds for disappointment from the Kangaroos' camp, as they comfortably accounted for the Demons by 48 points. Nathan Thompson was back to his best with a bag of 5, while Brent